Eugoa ellipsis
Appearance
Eugoa ellipsis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Eugoa |
Species: | E. ellipsis
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Binomial name | |
Eugoa ellipsis Bucsek, 2008
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Eugoa ellipsis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in western Malaysia. The species is named for the elliptical shape on their wings.[1]
Physical attributes
[edit]The males of Eugoa ellipsis have a wingspan of 14-15 millimeters. They have a pale brown forewing and weakly mottled dark brown color at the apex. Their wings have an almost elliptical black spot and the hindwings are a pale yellow. The females have a slightly smaller wingspans and solid pale brown colouring on their hindwings.[1]